Comparisons of equality (mesl-e)

QuestionAnswer
tiger
ببرbabr
fast / rapid
سریعsari'
The tiger is as fast as a horse.
ببر مثل اسب سریع است.babr mesl-e asb sari' ast.
bear
خرسkhers
wild
وحشیvahshi
This animal is wild like a bear.
این حیوان مثل خرس وحشی است.in heyvân mesl khers vahshi ast.
monkey
میمونmeymun
The monkey is as smart as a child.
میمون مثل بچه باهوش است.meymun mesle bache bâhush ast.
Is the bear as dangerous as a tiger?
آیا خرس مثل ببر خطرناک است؟âyâ khers mesle babr khatarnâk ast?
elephant
فیلfil
size / amount
اندازهandâze
The elephant is as heavy as a car.
فیل به اندازه‌ی ماشین سنگین است.fil be andâze-ye mâshin sangin ast.
giraffe
زرافهzerâfe
Nothing is as tall as a giraffe.
هیچ‌چیز به اندازه‌ی زرافه بلند نیست.hich-chiz be andâze-ye zarâfe boland nist.
brave
شجاعshojâ'
You must be as brave as a tiger.
شما باید به اندازه‌ی ببر شجاع باشید.shomâ bâyad be andâze-ye babr shojâ' bâshid.
The wild bear is not as strong as the elephant.
خرس وحشی به اندازه‌ی فیل قوی نیست.khers-e vahshi be andâze-ye fil ghavi nist.
like / as
مانندmânand
The giraffe is beautiful like a flower.
زرافه مانند گل زیبا است.zarâfe mânand gol zibâ ast.
Monkeys are fast like birds.
میمون‌ها مانند پرندگان سریع هستند.meymun-hâ mânand parandegân sari' hastand.
A tiger is not heavy like an elephant.
ببر مانند فیل سنگین نیست.babr mânand fil sangin nist.
You yourself are brave like a tiger.
شما خود مانند ببر شجاع هستید.shomâ khod mânand-e babr-e shojâ' hastid.
The elephant is bigger than the bear, but the monkey is not as wild as the bear.
فیل از خرس بزرگ‌تر است، ولی میمون به اندازه‌ی خرس وحشی نیست.fil az khers bozorg-tar ast, vali meymun be andâze-ye khers vahshi nist.
The giraffe does not run as fast as a horse.
زرافه به اندازه‌ی اسب تند نمی‌دود.zarâfe be andâze-ye asb tond nemidavad.
The bear does not eat as much meat as the tiger.
خرس به اندازه‌ی ببر گوشت نمی‌خورد.khers be andâze-ye babr gusht nemikhorad.
as much as, as ... as
به اندازه‌یbe andâze-ye
This book is as important as that book.
این کتاب به اندازه‌ی آن کتاب مهم است.in ketâb be andâze-ye ân ketâb mohem ast.
He is as brave as his brother.
او به اندازه‌ی برادرش شجاع است.u be andâze-ye barâdarash shojâ' ast.

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